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==Campus==
The Campuscampus is home to some institutes and organisations in [[genomics]] and [[computational biology]]. The Campuscampus is part of the [[Wellcome Trust]], a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health, and houses the [[Wellcome Sanger Institute]], the [[European Bioinformatics Institute]] (EBI), the bioinformatics outstation of the [[European Molecular Biology Laboratory]] (EMBL), and a number of biotech companies whose UK offices are located in the BioData Innovation Centre acting as an incubator for businesses of all sizes. Today, the Campus is a globally significant hub for scientific, business, educational and cultural activities for genomic and biodata sciences.
 
In 2020, the South Cambridgeshire District Council granted outline planning permission for an expansion of the campus.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Senior |first1=Matthew |title=South Cambs campus could be transformed by 1,500 homes, restaurants and more |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/south-cambs-campus-could-transformed-28287742 |work=Cambridgeshire Live |date=17 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> The expansion will increase the overall campus grounds from 125 acres to 440 acres.<ref name=FT2023>{{cite news |last1=Cookson |first1=Clive |title=Wellcome Trust to triple size of Cambridge genome campus |url=https://www.ft.com/content/b2d3f6a8-7e1f-48f3-a298-6588c56d91bc |work=Financial Times |date=4 May 2023}}</ref> The first buildings are expected to be completed in 2026.<ref name=FT2023 />
Over the next 15 years, there are [https://www.wellcomegenomecampus.org/aboutus/futureplans/ significant plans to grow the Campus], extending its facilities to expand its community of scientific talent and business leaders with aligned interests.
 
=== Campus Facilities ===
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The [[Wellcome Trust]] established the Sanger Centre in 1992 to undertake the most ambitious project ever attempted in biology, sequencing the human genome. The new facility developed laboratory infrastructure, robotics, team working and computational approaches on a scale unprecedented in life sciences.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
 
In 2000, the [https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/first-draft-book-humankind-has-been-read/ first draft of the human genome] was announced with the Sanger Centre championing open access to the data and making the largest contribution to the global collaborative endeavour.<ref>{{cite web |title=The first draft of the Book of Humankind has been read |url=https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/first-draft-book-humankind-has-been-read/ |website=www.sanger.ac.uk |date=26 June 2000}}</ref> Genomes began to convert biology into big data science. The subsequently renamed Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute established long term research programmes to explore and apply genome sequences.▼
 
▲In 2000, the [https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/first-draft-book-humankind-has-been-read/ first draft of the human genome] was announced with the Sanger Centre championing open access to the data and making the largest contribution to the global collaborative endeavour. Genomes began to convert biology into big data science. The subsequently renamed Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute established long term research programmes to explore and apply genome sequences.
 
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